Siemens TIA Portal – Asset Oriented Programming

Download resources used later in this course
This will allow you to have a look at your own pace through the project
(You will need TIA V17 or above!)

(4 minutes of video)
What exactly is an “Asset”?
By understanding how the term is being used, it will help in the creation of data sets later on

Small article that explains the basics behind what a UDT is.
Plus, some considerations to bear in mind for later in the course

(18 minutes of video)
Lets take a more in-depth view at UDTs by walking through the “UDT_Quarter_Turn_Valve” example and the how it was created

(12 Minutes Of Video)
Learn how to create difference instances of the Asset’s Data.

(8 Minutes Of Video)
Bespoke data “Structs” provide a way to add additional data to individual Asset instances

(19m Of Video)
Walkthrough of the “Library Management Console” and how its used

(5m Of Video)
Learn about Library “Types” and why we need to use them

(13m Of Video)
Learn how to version types in the Project Library, this is important for standardization later on

(18m of Video)
Take a look through CPU configurations and IO modules used in this project

(7m of Video)
Learn how to attach PLC Tags to physical IO hardware and a naming convention that will help understand the locality of the signal

(13m of Video)
Learn how to create an Input Mapping Layer for your raw signals. This provides a place to modify and simulate signals for use in your main project

(23m of Video)
Learn how to expand a basic Input Mapping Block into one that provides complete, and automated, simulation. Perfect for testing full system behaviour

(13m of Video)
First look at Asset Management and how these are put together. Later lessons will build on this concept

(30m of Video)
Explore the functions of the Analog_Asset_Manager. The lesson explains how non-specific sub-functions are used to provide functionality for the specific asset manager

The correct structuring of Asset Managers’ instance data is crucial. This text lesson helps highlight the overall usage of the Asset Manager

(13m of Video)
A walkthrough of the Quarter Turn Valve Manager. This looks at the differences between instruments and devices when it comes to management of assets

(10m of Video)
Interfaces are key to the AOP design approach. Using InOut interfaces is also important and is required to make this design work most efficiently

(10m of Video)
You cannot access global data from inside a function block when using standard approaches. This lesson explains why!

(10m of Video)
Learn why constants are used to index the alarm array

(7m of Video)
This lesson looks at the Alarm Data structure, and how we’re using two UDTs to make up that data. We’ll also look at comments and why they need to appear in two places in this case

(10m of Video)
The “Global Alarm Manager” is the logic that sets, accepts and resets the alarm. It also provides a status for us to control SCADA / HMI indications with

(17m of Video)
This lesson takes a look at ProDiag and how PLC controlled alarms can be configured and made a part of Asset Oriented Programming

(17m of Video)
A look at how interlocks can be managed with a single DB and UDT. And a small example of raising system interlocks based on data from multiple places

(15m of Video)
First look at “Extension” and creating interlocks using bespoke data in the asset management layers

(5m of Video)
Learn how we’re going to interface with the devices in this project, via a “Control Layer”, which allows us to easily access the interface of our managers from our sequences.

(9m of Video)
Let’s take a look at how we’re setting up sequence interfacing, so that we can pass structures and necessary signals to the sequence

(30m of Video)
A walkthrough the structured setup of a sequence in Ladder Logic.
This focuses on how components of the sequence interact more than “What we’re doing”, but still explains how the sequence is working along the way

(40m of Video)
This lesson takes a look at the “Wash Sequence”, written in SCL. Focusing on the CASE statement and surrounding structure

(23m of Video)
This lesson explains why and how we’re using “Output Requests” and “Output Commands” to control how multiple areas interact with asset commands

(8m of Video)
This lesson takes a closer look at the “Shutdown Sequence Manager” and how that interacts with both the parent sequence it sits in, and the request handler

(Article – 2m)
This article shows an example of the “Output Mapping Layer”

(10m of Video)
This lesson covers protecting the outputs against undesired changes when in Simulation mode, and why we may want to consider this

(10m of Video)
This lesson covers the “Auto Feedback” system, which allows assets to set their own simulation based on processed output requests

(25m of Video)
Learn about Faceplates and how they are used in the Library Management system of TIA Portal

(12m of Video)
Learn how to create a faceplate from scratch, and how to create a custom interface using static & dynamic properties

(11m of Video)
Now that we know how to create a faceplate, this video demonstrates how to create instances and tag them appropriately. We also look up upgrading faceplace instances

(3m of Video)
A small video that explains how to link UDT data for assets to our new Faceplates

(4m of Video)
A quick recap of how the PLC is put together and how this is expected to tie in with the HMI / SCADA system

(6m of Video)
This lesson explains Classes and details how to create an alarm class

(20m of Video)
Learn how to create discrete alarms, tag them and the caveats of using Siemens Comfort Panels with Boolean Arrays for alarm management!

(12m of Video)
Lets take a look at setting up the Alarm View control, tying it to the correct classes and generating some alarms in Runtime

The rest of the course past this point is still in development.